fionnuar
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish innúar (“very cold”), from Old Irish an- (“very”) + úar (“cold”); later reinterpreted as a compound of fionn (“white”) + fuar
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editfionnuar (genitive singular masculine fhionnuair, plural fionnuara, comparative fionnuaire)
Declension
editsingular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | fionnuar | fhionnuar | fionnuara; fhionnuara2 | |
vocative | fhionnuair | fionnuara | ||
genitive | fionnuaire | fionnuara | fionnuar | |
dative | fionnuar; fhionnuar1 |
fhionnuar; fhionnuair (archaic) |
fionnuara; fhionnuara2 | |
Comparative | níos fionnuaire | |||
Superlative | is fionnuaire |
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
editMutation
editradical | lenition | eclipsis |
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fionnuar | fhionnuar | bhfionnuar |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fionnuar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “fionnuar”, in The National Terminology Database for Irish, Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge, DCU and Foras na Gaeilge, 2006–2024